Patient and public involvement: (PPI): Collection published
Patient, public, and clinician research co-productions make this a directive Article collection. For those interested in understanding perspectives and learning how to promote engagement in rheumatic and musculoskeletal contexts.
Journal news
We are pleased to announce that BMC Rheumatology has been accepted for indexing in Clarivate's Emerging Sources Citation Index™ (ESCI). Journal content is available to view in Web of Science's indexing database. A list of all sources where BMC Rheumatology is indexed can be found here, which includes PubMed Central and Scopus.
Editor's article highlights
**patient perspectives
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Osteonecrosis as a rare musculoskeletal complication in Behcet’s disease- the largest case series with literature review
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Employment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Inflammasomes in rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study
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The utility of ESR, CRP and platelets in the diagnosis of GCA
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In vitro and in vivo characterization of the JAK1 selectivity of upadacitinib (ABT-494)
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Methotrexate therapy impacts on red cell distribution width and its predictive value for cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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Diagnosis of Behçet’s disease: clinical characteristics, diagnostic criteria, and differential diagnoses
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A systematic review of guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis
Aims and scope
BMC Rheumatology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers pre-clinical, translational and clinical articles on all aspects of the prevention, treatment and management of rheumatological diseases, related systemic and inflammatory conditions and associated comorbidities, as well as epidemiology, education, pathophysiology, genetics, and drug development.
BMC supports:
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
Assisting policy-makers, governments and humanitarian organizations in making research-backed decisions to advance the international well-being agenda.
Supporting equity in academic publishing
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We are recruiting new Editorial Board Members
We are recruiting new Editorial Board Members to join our international community of experts, helping to provide expertise on a wide range of subjects within the area of rheumatology.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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2022 Citation Impact
2.2 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.9 - 5-year Impact Factor
0.891 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
0.703 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)2022 Speed
22 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
138 days submission to accept (Median)2022 Usage
260,140 downloads
1,275 Altmetric mentions
Peer-review Terminology
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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication